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bylyk

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بلوك (bölük, “company; squadron; group, body of men”).[1]

Noun

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bylyk m (definite bylykë)

  1. (historical) military unit in the Ottoman Empire consisting of some 100-250 mercenary soldiers
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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bylyk”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 94
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